Gate.



C. S. MRTNDLE.

GATE.

APPLICATION HLED iuLYza, :911.

Patented De@ 18, 19N,

UNITED ySTATES lPAIENT rues. I

CGNSTANTINE S. MARTINDALE, 0F CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OFONE- THIRD T0 DANIEL L. MARTINDALE, 0F RIMMEL, INDIANA.

GATE.

Application filed July 28, 1917.

To all whom t may concern.' y

Be it known that I, CONSTANTINE S. MAR- 'rINDALE, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa andState of Wisconsin, have,in vented cert-ain new and useful Improvementsin Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andeXact description ot the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates and the primary object of the inventionis to improve and simplify that type of gate disclosed by my priorPatent #464,636, issued to me December 8th, 1891.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide a central longitudinallyextending supporting truss member carrying a plurality of spacedvertical upright bars which are adapted to support the wire frame, saidwire frame being woven from a single piece of wire.

A further object of the invention is to brace the central supportingtruss member, so as to prevent the same from being crushed inward and toalso brace and form a guard for the end bars so as to prevent the wirefrom cutting into the same.

A still further object of the invent-ion is to provide a, gate of theabove character which is durable and efficient in use, one that issimple and easy to manufacture and one that can be placed upon themarket at a reasonable price.

VVit-h these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement. and formation ot parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming a part thereof in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of the proved gate,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fi 3 is a fragmentary plan view and showing the top one of the endbars,show ing the means of bracing the same,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of one of the gate posts showing the gatelatching member in position, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the manner or twisting the wirestogether.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesigiin- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 183,310.

nate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1generallyindicartes the improved gate positioned between the gate posts2 and 3 respectively which are embedded in the ground in the usualmanner. rIhe improved gate 1 includes the end bars 4 and 5 respectivelywhich are connectedby the central longitudinally extend* ing trussmember 6 bolted or riveted at its ends to the centers of said end bars,as shown.. The truss 6 comprises two flat boards 7 and 8 respectivelybetween which are positioned spaced blocks 9. Each board has a metallicstrengthening strip 10 posi tioned on the outside thereof and this stripstrengthens the truss and adds to the resiliency thereof and preventsthe same from being readily crushed or distorted out of shape. A centralvertical bar 11 is posi tioned between the boards 7 and 8 of the trussmember 6 and intermediate the end bars 4 and 5 and this central verticalmember extends for a short distance above the plane of the end bars.Intermediate each end bar and the central supporting bar is positionedand intermediate supportingl bar 12 which projects slightly above theend bars 4 and 5 and slightly below the 'central bar 11. Small blocksare positioned on each side of the supporting bars as at '13 and theseblocks serve to hold the bars in correct position. A plurality ofthreaded bolts 14 eX- tend through the boards 7 and 8 and the supportingbars and intermediate the supporting bars, and they have adjusting nuts15 threaded on the ends thereof, and these bolts serve to hold the trussmember in cor-4 rect position. By tightening or loosening the adjustingnuts 15, the stiness of the boards 7 and 8 can be controlled.

Each of theend bars 4 and 5 respectively have a straight outer surfacewhich opposes the fence posts 2 and 3 respectively and these surfaceshave secured thereto steel bars 16 and one of these bars carries theeyes 17 which are adapted to receive the pintles 18 carried by the fencepost 2 and the opposite strengthening bar carries the outwardly pro-Patented Dec.. 18, 1917.

jecting pins 19 which are adapted to engage rest when the gate is inclosed position. The flange 22 curves upward beyond the depression23 andextends above the inclined iiange 22 so as to limit the rearwardmovement of the pins 19.

A wire frame 24 is woven on the supporting bars 1l and 12 and the endbars 4 and 5 above and below the truss member 6 and the wire frame abovethe truss member is woven from a single piece of wire 25 fastened as at26 to the end bar 5 above the truss member and the wire is then passedalong the supporting bars to the opposite end bar 4 and brought up andover on the other side of the supporting bars back to the end supportingbar 5 and then back and forth around the supporting bars and end barsand spaced as desired until the top is reached'when the wire is passedaround the end bars two or three times close together as at 27 to form acable 28 and the wire is then fastened as at 29 to the upper end of theend bar 5. The wire frame below the truss member 6 is secured as at 30on the end bar 5 close to the truss and is then wrapped around the endbars and supporting bars in the manner described above for forming theupper frame, only the wire at the bottom of the gate is placed closetogether to only make two strands as at 31 to form the lower cable 32and the wire is then secured at 33 to the bottom of the end bar 4. Aplurality of short stay wires 34 having their ends bent to form hooks,are hooked over the two 'first wires that were put on below and abovethe truss so as to form oblong diamonds as at 35. A steel lever or otherinstrument is placed between the adjacent strands of wire and twistedclose to the end bar 4 as at 35 until the wires are twisted together tohold them above the end bars and then the wires are twisted together oneach side oit the supporting bars as at 36 and adjacent the end bar 5 asat 37 and the adjacent strands of the twisted wire intermediate thefirst mentioned twists are twisted together as at 38 to form the oblongdiamonds S9. After forming the oblong diamonds 39 the several strandsforming the upper and lower cables of the wire trame are twistedtogether as at 40 and stay wires 41 are looped around the supportingbars to hold the same in position on the posts. Intermediate the endbars and the supporting bars are vertical supporting wires 42 which arewoven in and out of the wire frame to support the same in correctposition. A diagonal brace wire 43 extends from the top of the end bar 4to the bottom of the end bar 5 as at 45 and this brace wire tends tokeep the gate from sagging.

By this construction an exceedingly simple and light gate is formed ofexceedingly strong character, as each of the wires tend to strengthenand stiifen the gate and hold the same in correct position.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated inthe accompanying drawing and referred to in the above description, asthe preferred embodiment, is the most eiiicient and practical; yetrealizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device willnecessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minorchanges in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to, when required, without sacriiicing any of -theadvantages of my invention as set forth.

Vvhat is claimed as new is In a gate construction, a centrallongitudinally extending central truss member including a pair ofboards, vertical end bars joining the ends of the boards together, andprojecting equidistantly from each side thereof, steel bands secured onthe outer surface of the boards, vertical supporting bars positionedintermediate said .end bars, and between said boards and securedthereto, a woven wire frame positioned above and below said truss memberand supported by said bars, each of said woven frames consisting of asingle wire, as and for the purpose specified.

n testimony Iwhereof I aiiix my in presence of two witnesses.

eoNsTiNriNE s. niermann.

Witnesses:

VERONICA BURKE, LiLLIAN M. OAKES.

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